| April 2008 |
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A pair of 1892 paintings by Russian artist Ivan Aivazovsky, known for his seascapes, were sold for $2.393 million on Tuesday at a Sotheby's auction in New York. 
Russia's top diplomat gave assurances on Tuesday that in a recent speech to NATO leaders, President Vladimir Putin did not seek to undermine the sovereignty of Ukraine. 
Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet with Silvio Berlusconi, newly re-elected as Italian premier, in Sardinia on April 17 and 18, a Kremlin spokesman said on Tuesday. 
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization's decision on whether to admit Iran will depend on general plans for expansion that could see other states join, the head of the group said on Tuesday. 
Russian companies raised a record $31 billion from initial and secondary public offerings (IPOs/SPOs) in 2007, the Moscow Inter-Bank Currency Exchange (MICEX) said on Tuesday. 
Russia's UN envoy denied allegations on Tuesday that Russia had threatened to block a second term for UN chief Ban Ki-moon over his position on Kosovo. 
Russia has prepared arms contracts worth $3 billion for outgoing president Vladimir Putin's visit to Libya this week, a business daily said on Tuesday citing defense and aircraft industry officials.
Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas will visit Moscow on April 18 at the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin, a Kremlin spokesman said on Tuesday. 



